keloid

keloid /ke·loid/ (ke´loid) a sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar due to excessive collagen formation in the dermis during connective tissue repair.keloid´al

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ke·loid or che·loid (kloid)

n.

A red, raised formation of fibrous scar tissue caused by excessive tissue repair in response to trauma or incision.

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Keloid

An unusual or abnormal growth of scar tissue, as in the third stage of granuloma inguinale.

Mentioned in: Granuloma Inguinale

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keloid

[kē′loid]

Etymology: Gk, kelis, spot + eidos, form

an overgrowth of collagenous scar tissue at the site of a skin injury, particularly a wound or a surgical incision. The new tissue is elevated, rounded, and firm. Young women and African-Americans are particularly susceptible to keloid formation. Types of therapy include solid carbon dioxide, liquid nitrogen, intralesional corticosteroid injections, radiation, silicon gel, and surgery. Treatment may worsen the condition and should be performed only by skilled professionals. Also spelled cheloid. Compare hypertrophic scarring . keloidal, cheloidal, adj.

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keloid (kē´loid),

n a dense, proliferative growth on the skin (hypertrophy of scar tissue) that appears to be an abnormal reaction to trauma, especially burns. Keloids tend to recur after excision and occur more frequently in blacks than in whites.

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keloid

Hypertrophic scar Dermatology A thick, irregular and indurated skin scar of adults aged 15-45 that is 6-fold more common in dark-skinned persons and in ♀; keloids occur in Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome and are associated with infections, burns, trauma, insect bites Management Local steroid injections to relieve pruritus or ↓ size of early lesions; post-excisional recurrence is common